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From my LSU Med-school days, don't try to give them a "free vaccination " either. They can move faster and bite more accurately than you can see. Stan

The scuba police will get you - - -. Stan

Hey, that takes the rush out. Stan

Hey, if you can't do paintball under water, what's the point?

BC was one of the most important things I learned in OW. Test after test, and if you failed, more work. Stan

Anyone with a Chesterton quote is good by me.

When I feel threatened, I just put up a brown ink stain from my trunks . . . That's enough to stave off Jaws!

I trust that at some point the facts of the matter will be revealed. If they are not, it would be a shame, because our collective lives are in the balance. If a seasoned member of our community suffers an accident, it is our obligation to find out what happened. Why it happened. Because I...

Of course not, the SCUBA police would arrest them, torture them, and take away their favorite tank. Stan

Check your weight requirements at the surface by following your cert agencies recommended procedures. If necessary, add 2 - 3 lbs and add a little more air to the BCD on entry. Also, try using the top purge valve to remove air from the BCD. You may have trapped air that isn't getting to your...

I inflate my BC about 1/4 full and prefer to be 2 -3 lbs heavy on weights at entry. With a giant stride entry, if I do it right, the top of my head stays dry. As others mentioned, this allows for compensation for positive bouyancy as my tank empties. Years ago, I had a strap failure on...

Yes, several days (you can take it at bedtime). This helps in two ways, first, it takes at least 24 hours for the durg to reach maximum effectiveness, and second, your body will adjust to the drug somewhat and reduce the sleepiness side effects. Stan

You can reduce the drowsiness by using 1/2 doses of the tablet. This usually enough to do the trick. The important thing is to start taking them several days prior to the trip. Stan

My LDS has offered to instruct me to service most of my gear. I am not interested in servicing other peoples gear, but rather my own in remote locations. Stan

I guess the truth is that we all want to dive and live to dive again. Learning too much detail information means that the average diver forgets most of it between seasons or dives. The computer allows an incompetent diver to dive and survive. This doesn't depend on air or nitrox, but rather...

That might be a little tough. Most of us (on this board) want to know how it works and therefore how to protect ourselves best. Having said that, each time you fly on a jet, or step on the brakes in your car, you're mostly in the hands of a computer. If you rely on your dive computer alone...

It has been years since diving in the Saint Joe area of Florida. Can anyone recommend a LDS and sites to dive? Thanks, Stan

I guess the problem in my mind is how the LDS structures its business model. If you remove profit from equipment, and I can't see how you pay the rent on air refills, the only way to stay in business is by charging a lot more for training. When I recertified with PADI, the cost for a three...

OK, Let's talk about deco bottles. Why can't i stage them on a line? \ Stan

Let's talk about gear. I assume the possibity of decompression diving. What gear ( out side of the decompression tanks) do I need?